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He is fond of the name Alejandro CarlosErnesto Rodrigo Guttierez. The fact ishe loves the name. He knows it hasa certain nobility to it. It embodies and conveys strength and character. It is a sourceof pride and great satisfaction. The namemakes him taller, bolder. There is so muchin a name, that name in particular. “Vinny,”his mother shouts, “Vincenzo Balducci, comedown here and take the trash out, yourchores come first around here young man.He is not at all fond of the name Vincenzo.

Walking down this roadI would like to see a rice fieldgolden in the morning sunwith a great mountain rising behind itjust around the next bend. I would settle for a townits lone Temple quiet, awaitingthe morning bell, the call to sit,with maybe a cat at the base of a statue the Bodhisattva.I am ready to bow deeplyto the first monk I see this day,but my reverie is brokenby the barely dodged wavethrown up by city busrunning late and fastdown the crowded street ofthis upstate New York city.

This morning, as I do most mornings,I took my paints and painted the sky blue.Today for some reason, I opted for Cornflower,it seemed to fit my mood and the neighbors cat,after considering it for a few momentsseemed to agree with my choice, though shesuggested tomorrow might be better servedby either Carolina Blue or Iceberg, butif I don’t sleep all that well tonight,I suspect I will just go with Cool Gray.The Cardinal says anything darker thanDark Pastel blues is unacceptable since it takes away from his beauty, but that vanityaside, it takes too long to sweep aside the clouds to do the second coat the brighter blues all demand.

As you look out the windowyou say the branches of the treeare dancing, the clouds barely stoppingto gaze down on the scene.Walk outside and feel the breezeskitter along your skin, see the seed pods of the mapletake wing and fly off.Ask yourself why this is,is it the wind you see moving thingsor is it the things movingcreating a breeze, which?Consider that it is only your mindthat is moving, for if you do notlook or think of these motions,how can you know if they stop?